August 2021 Newsletter: Mitspa House
Welcome to the Neighborhood! The residents of Giarmata, Romania have a new neighbor with the planned transition of Mitspa House from Timisoara to the smaller village of Giarmata, also home to the “sister” Missio Link International (MLI) ministry of Deborah House. Since 2017, against a backdrop of escalating abuse and exploitation in Romania, particularly among […]
Hillsborough Free Presbyterian Church Matching Grant 2021
Corvin Castle in Hunedoara, Romania May I tell you a story? It is a story that may be hard to read because it is hurtful and frightening. At the same time, it may be hard to believe because of its remarkable ending. Indeed, it is much like our fairy tales found in every culture and people group, […]
The LINK – June 2021
Alpinis Edition This edition of The Link will tell some of the stories and vision that have defined Missio Link International’s beautiful mountaintop retreat named Alpinis. It is a story that dates back to the early Romans in 100 AD, to this day in 2021! I find Romania is a study in contrasts. It is […]
The LINK – February 2021
Children and Youth at Risk- CAR Edition Webster’s Dictionary defines LONELY as being without company, being cut off from others and even attributes the feelings of bleakness or desolation to that state. Certainly the whole globe has encountered loneliness in new ways this past year, and it is especially pronounced in the lives of the […]
Church in Mission Prayer Journey
More of Your… Because prayer is a core value of Missio International, we would like to extend the opportunity here for you to join us in corporate prayer. Whereas in the previous LINK we framed our prayers of thanksgiving and petition on behalf of Missio Link International’s (MLI) ministry among Children & Youth at Risk, […]
The LINK – November 2020
Church in Mission Edition Faith expressing itself in love… Thank you for taking time to read this. Our LINK publication this quarter features the work of Missio Link International’s Church in Mission. In addition to Pastor Sam Polson’s reflection on his church’s long-time experience with MLI and Emil Toader’s emerging vision for MLI’s facilitating role among […]
August 2020 Newsletter
Dear MI/MLI ministry friends, We hope this newsletter finds you and yours well. We know COVID-19 continues to create a number of complicating circumstances for everyone everywhere. Even so, we trust that, like the MI/MLI ministry team in the US and Romania, you are experiencing God’s abiding presence amidst the uncertainties. And we hope you know that […]
Hillsborough Free Presbyterian Church Matching Grant 2020
When Gabriela was eight years old her father abandoned the family. To help make ends meet her mother left Romania to work abroad, leaving her five children with inadequate adult supervision. During her mother’s absence, Gabriela suffered chronic abuse by a neighbor. Although her brothers were aware of her situation, they were faced with serious threats […]
#GivingTuesdayNow
International #GivingTuesdayNow is a global day of generosity and unity, a day to cometogether and give back in response to the unprecedented need caused byCOVID-19. On May 5, 2020 we come together as a global community…To give. To help. To thank. To heal. Now, more than ever, we need your help to continue. Not for […]
The LINK- April 2020
A RAINBOW IS A SIGN THAT HE IS WITH US…Multi-colored rainbow arches atop the words “Totul sa fie bine” (everything will be okay), adorn the households of many in Romania as part of a national children’s campaign to encourage their neighbors and communities in this time of international COVID quarantine and isolation. It is no different […]